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Primary revolution

Abid Hasan Safrani

Indian National Army

INA officer often linked with the greeting “Jai Hind.” He later served in independent India’s diplomatic service.

Life
1911–1984
Place
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Years
1942–1945
Map
17.4, 78.46
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Biography

Abid Hasan Safrani, 1911–1984, joined Subhas Chandra Bose’s effort in Europe and then in Southeast Asia and served in the INA. He is widely associated with the greeting “Jai Hind,” though the exact origin of the slogan should stay qualified. After the war he served in independent India’s diplomatic service. The pin is Hyderabad, his birth association, set slightly north of the older Telangana markers.

Revolution

Theme. INA officer · Jai Hind

Key figures. Subhas Chandra Bose

Outcome. Survived the war and entered the diplomatic service.

Casualties. Not stated.

Influence. A staff and slogan name inside the Azad Hind network, not a field commander on this record.